The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-10
Washington County.
Barre

THERE is to be an excursion from this
place to Queen City Park Burlington, on
Thursday. A special train leaves Barre at
six A. NJ, returning at fifty minutes past
seven in the evening. Round-trip tickets
one dollar: children, fifty cents - The
Congregational society have nearly COM
pleted the interior of their church and the
outside brick is nearly all laid. The work
will be completed in short time. -
Quarterly meeting services were held at the
Methodist church last Sunday under the
direction of Rev. l.. l.. Beeman, the pastor
- The band came out Saturday evening
and gave some good selections TO those
present. - On the Both ultimo there
We're sold at Barre depot eight hundred
twenty-five tickets TO parties attending Bar
NUNS show at Montpelier on that day. In
addition to this about three hundred per-
sons drove down in teams. - The rain
interfered with the Clan Gordon picnic
Saturday forenoon. The weather was fair in
the afternoon, when there was goed turn
out and pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
- Charles Templeton, Esq, has been
very i'll for few weeks past and is yet
quite low Mrs. A. NJ. Jaekman is also very
low, her recovery being considered doubt
full. - Services will he resumed again
next Sunday in the Universalist church.
Rev. j. F. Rhoades, the pastor, will prob
ably officiate. - Il. l.. Smith is seon to
build a house on his land near Twingville.
- Mr.. Simpson is building house on
Currier Hill. 60 Mrs. Waverly Town is
il very poor health. - 1t is said that
business will soon be resumed at the fork
shop. - William Bancroft of South
Barre has been very low for some time and
is not expected TO recover. There will be
a sacable in the Methodist Episcopal vestry
next Friday afternoon and evening. -
Miss Flora Fisher, clerk in the store of
Blair & Currer, is at her home in Cabot for
few weeks vacation. - w. ID. Hooker
- Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. Mower are
spending few days at Cedar Beach, Bur-
lingtoB, with Fred Johonnott's people.
- r. M. Wheeler has returned from
his vacation and may be found behind the
counter as usual. 60 Mr.. Dyack has pur-
chased Of L. c. Chubb piece of land on
Currier Park, and is to erect a dwelling
house on the same this fall. - The
ommttee--consisting of II. j. Deavitt and
G. L. Sabin of Montpelier and James II,
Holden of Mddlesex-appointed by the
county court to consider the propriety of
laying street from Main street to T.. T..
Hill's place. have adjourned the hearing to
the 18th instant at o. B. & w. A. Boyce' S
office in this place. G. III. Heath and T.. w.
Bisbee are attorneys for the petitioners and
the Boyces are attorneys for the town.
Cabot.
THE buildings owned by John McAulay
on Cabot Plain consisting of house, shed
and barn, together with about twenty tons
of hay, new wagon, two harnesses and
haying tools belonging to Daniel Smith,
were entirely consumed by fire at about
three olock last Thursday morning. AS
no one occupied the premises the fire is sup
posed to be the work OF an incendiary. The
buildings were insured in the Union Mu-
tual. - w. II. Putnam has been suffer-
ing the past week with an abscess on his
neck just under the lower Jaw. 1t has
been very painful, but it is hoped that the
critical period has been passed. - Mrs.
Moses Haines returned from Saratoga last